Public water system record
Fostoria City
Serves Fostoria, Seneca County and Hancock County, OH · 13,441 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Fostoria City in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Fostoria City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 6 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 1995, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2,280 lead and 1,753 unknown out of 5,280 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Fostoria City go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began November 2010, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Fostoria City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 6 reservoirs. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Fostoria City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Arcadia Village PWS Arcadia, OH
Annual water quality report
Fostoria City must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Ohio.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells